by Client Client | Jan 1, 2022 | Libyan actors
Over the course of several days, fighters belonging to Misrata’s key armed groups have mobilised to Tripoli. On 31 December, the 166 Brigade, Halbous Brigade, and the Counter-Terrorism Force mobilised to Tripoli. On 1 January, the Misratan Mahjoub Brigade...
by Client Client | Dec 26, 2021 | Libyan actors
On 26 December, Tripoli’s Special Deterrence Force (Rada or the SDF) issued a statement distancing itself from the 444 Brigade and the current tensions in Tripoli over the assignment of the Commander of the Tripoli military zone which it claimed had, “resulted in...
by Client Client | Dec 24, 2021 | International actors
On 24 December, France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, and the US released a Joint Statement recognising HNEC’s postponement of the ballot scheduled on 24 December. The statement clarified their position on the status of the GNU, asserting, ‘In line with...
by Client Client | Dec 22, 2021 | Libyan actors
On 22 December, an armed group linked with drug trafficking attempted to assassinate Deputy Minister of Interior, Faraj Qaim, in Tobruk following an operation by the Minister of the Interior targeting drug traffickers. Qaim is not report to have suffered any major...
by Client Client | Dec 22, 2021 | Libyan actors
On 22 December, an armed group linked with drug trafficking attempted to assassinate Deputy Minister of Interior, Faraj Qaim, in Tobruk following an operation by the Minister of the Interior targeting drug traffickers. Qaim is not report to have suffered any major...
by Client Client | Dec 22, 2021 | Libyan actors
On 22 December, the High National Elections Commission (HNEC) issued a formal statement delaying the first round of the presidential elections past 24 December 2021. The statement said that the House of Representatives (HoR) will set another date for voting within 30...
by Client Client | Dec 21, 2021 | International actors
On 21 December, UNSMIL issued a statement expressing concern at the unfolding security situation in Tripoli. It stated that the mobilisation of forces in Tripoli ‘creates tensions and increases the risk of clashes that could spiral into conflict’ and urged...
by Client Client | Dec 20, 2021 | Libyan actors
On 20 December, the National Oil Corporation (NOC) confirmed that production from Sharara, al-Feel, Hamada and Wafa oil fields had been shut down by Petroleum Facilities Guards (PFG), and declared force majeure on exports of crude from the ports of Mellitah and...
by Client Client | Dec 18, 2021 | International actors
On 18 December, the UN’s newly appointed Special Advisor on Libya, Stephanie Williams, met with the 5+5 Joint Military Commission (JMC) at its headquarters in Ouagadougou Hall in Sirte. During the meeting, Williams briefed the JMC on her new mandate and the JMC...
by Client Client | Dec 15, 2021 | Libyan actors
On 15 December, the head of the Presidential Council, Mohammed Menfi, dismissed the Commander of the Tripoli Military Zone, Abdul Baset Marwan, from his position. It is rumoured that Marwan is to be replaced by Abdulqader Khalifa. Earlier in the week, Menfi had...
